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NOTE ON SF 5/19 ⸻ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS AND HUMANITARIAN VISAS RUSSIA

At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, several representatives of the then federal government declared that people from Russia who did not want to participate in the war in Ukraine, which violated international law, should be granted protection in Germany. Scholz also made a similar statement in the fall of 2022, when Putin ordered a partial mobilization. We have now requested the latest figures on asylum procedures for Russian citizens of conscription age in order to assess the extent to which the traffic light coalition has fulfilled its promise.

A CELEBRATION IN MEMORY OF RUDI

Rudi Friedrich was buried, a celebration in memory of Rudi is in preparation.

«THEY’LL KILL YOU, AND SEND OTHERS IN YOUR PLACE» — How Conscripts are Forced to Sign Contracts

In Russian military units, conscripts are being forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense. This is no longer an isolated occurrence: the problem has become systemic, with reports coming in from across the country, according to human rights activists. They use persuasion, promises of good money, and if the «carrot» doesn’t work, they threaten to put them in jail, send them to the front lines, beat them up, and bully them. How conscripts are sent to the front lines through deception and violence, and how their families try to save them — in the article «Вёрстка».

IN MEMORY OF RUDI

Links to publications that deal with Rudi and his death.